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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 2262514, member: 112&quot;]Folders, albums, coin boards - all share the same problems. That was the point I was making. As for framing, it&#039;s not much different, and in fact can even be worse. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now some of the other folks have posted pics of what may be considered pretty coins that are a result of having been stored in albums. And I&#039;ll be the first to admit that yes it most happens that way sometimes. I have seen many absolutely gorgeous coins that got that way from being stored in albums. </p><p><br /></p><p>What they don&#039;t tell you is that those gorgeous coins are the exception, not the rule.&nbsp; They also don&#039;t tell you that they are the result of special and sometimes unique conditions being present where those coins were stored. The proof of this is the price that these &quot;pretty coins&quot; bring at sale. That&#039;s because there aren&#039;t all that many of them and people like them.</p><p><br /></p><p>What is far more likely to happen often looks like these coins - </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/uploaded/brenpickle/20120117_1844obverseb.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://d2nc7ssst0481o.cloudfront.net/images_olxph/73984782_1_1000x700_black-toned-1910-s-1-peso-us-pi-silver-coin-metro-manila.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://d2nc7ssst0481o.cloudfront.net/images_olxph/73984782_2_1000x700_black-toned-1910-s-1-peso-us-pi-silver-coin-upload-photos.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://numismaclub.com/imgs/a/f/s/t/s/great_britain_1818_6_pence__bull_head__george_iii_black_silver_toned_coin_1_lgw.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now those are just a few examples of what can and often does happen when coins are stored in albums, folders, or coin boards. And you see results that are similar to how these coins look far, far, more often than you do the pretty ones. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now some will question that statement, even try to refute it. Saying I never saw any, or my coins didn&#039;t that ! The problem is not many people take pictures of their ugly coins and share them on forums and the like. But if you&#039;ve been around coins and coin collectors for 50 plus years like I have, or if you are a coin dealer and thus see lots of coins, then those folks will tell you yeah I&#039;ve seen lots of them. Lots and lots !</p><p><br /></p><p>Toning quite darkly, like the first picture I posted, or even turning black is the norm. It is what usually happens when coins are stored in or around paper storage products like albums, folders, coin boards, and yes even the beloved cardboard 2x2s. </p><p><br /></p><p>And if you take the time to look you&#039;ll find plenty of thread quite similar to this one right here on this forum, as well as any other coin forum - </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/why-do-coins-turn-black.257216/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/why-do-coins-turn-black.257216/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/why-do-coins-turn-black.257216/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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